Category Archives: Horse Ownership Costs

See how the cost adds up. Summary and detailed month-by-month horse expenses listed and discussed.

Horse Expense List Updated

Posted on May 2, 2007 by Bill

I just got caught up on our year-to-date horse expense list and chart. 2007 is shaping up to be more expensive for us as horse owners. It looks like the biggest reason for that is because we’re just coming off … Continue reading →

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Purina Horse Owners Workshop

Posted on March 13, 2007 by Bill

Last week we attended a Purina Horse Owners Workshop presentation at one of our local feed stores here in east Tennessee. Purina seems to put these on annually and we attended a similar presentation last year at a different feed … Continue reading →

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The round bale hay experiment – Part 3

Posted on February 2, 2007 by Bill

Gone. That’s how I’d explain the round bale I mentioned in Part 1 (October 13) and Part 2 (November 21). Our horses totally decimated it and seem offended they actually needed to forage for grass again. But as the weather … Continue reading →

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Year-to-date horse expenses

Posted on November 24, 2006 by Bill

I just updated our horse expense list through October 2006 and pulled together this quick, if un-sexy line chart showing the trend. That big blip in the middle is due to annual vaccinations (I told the horses it hurt me … Continue reading →

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Should you buy a horse?

Posted on October 11, 2006 by Bill

I’m going to try and talk you out of buying a horse. Stay with me…it’s not as bad as it sounds. If you’re reading our horse blog, you probably fall into one of the category of either owning your own … Continue reading →

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Shoes or Barefoot?

Posted on August 23, 2006 by Mikki

There is a huge debate these days about whether to go traditional and put shoes on your horse, or leave them au naturel, barefoot and free. After all, horses in the wild don’t have shoes and they do just fine, … Continue reading →

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